Senior Fellow, Center for Government Contracting
Contact Information
Email: bmcmarti@gmu.edu
Biography
Benjamin McMartin is a Senior Fellow in the Costello College of Business at 亚洲AV. His appointment is with the Center for Government Contracting.
McMartin is managing partner of the Public Spend Forum, a Washington, D.C.-based firm dedicated to enabling open government markets worldwide. He is a nationally recognized expert, speaker, and author in the intersection between federal procurement, intellectual property, emerging technology development, and non-traditional acquisition methodologies, who spent more than a decade developing some of the most unique procurement solutions for the Department of Defense.
McMartin previously served as Chief of the Acquisition Management Office for the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command鈥揋round Vehicle Systems Center, and prior to that, as a Procuring Contracting and Agreements Officer for the US Army Contracting Command鈥揥arren. McMartin earned his J.D. from the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School and has been a member of the Michigan State Bar since 2008. He is twice the recipient of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, and a recipient of the Army Civilian Service Commendation Medal.